>The software focused on women because it was easier to find pictures of nude women, the programmer said. If you run the program on a clothed picture of a man, it will depict him naked with female private parts.

"Oh, my God! That's disgusting! Pirated copies are being circulated online? Where? Where did they post those? Those disgusting pirate sites! I mean, there's so many of them, though! Which one? Which one did they post it on? You know, so we can avoid them."

Fake celebrity nudes have been a thing for ages. Typically (always?) it's just photoshopping a celebrity's head onto someone else's body. This seems like it's just adding the step of blending together some of the images it was trained on.

Deepfakes always seemed weird to me. There's petabytes of photos/videos of naked women out there for free that don't require excess editing to remove the clothes, what is the specific thrill in seeing some person naked, except not in any kind of titillating pose, and with a naked body that isn't what they actually look like anyway? Just seems like a lot of extra work so you can convince your brain that you've seen some celebrity nude.

Laws do have trouble keeping up with technology, but you could probably get something (maybe just a civil tort?) for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Synthetic revenge porn? I forget where we are on laws regarding simulation of child pornography. Obviously, legality will vary by jurisdiction and how the resulting image is used.

Fake celebrity nudes have been a thing for ages. Typically (always?) it's just photoshopping a celebrity's head onto someone else's body. This seems like it's just adding the step of blending together some of the images it was trained on.

They've gotten far more sophisticated in recent times. Including many fake celebrity videos. Also, don't forget the uproar over the nude 3D model of Ellen Page from Beyond: Two Souls.

I'm glad that there have been a few reported stories about deep learning identifying all kinds of deep fake images and even manually created fakes.

Seems like we are going to have to use one or more systems to verify fake photos in the near future a lot more than I would like to have to do. Even then who knows who will stay ahead, fakes, or systems to identify them.

Deepfakes always seemed weird to me. There's petabytes of photos/videos of naked women out there for free that don't require excess editing to remove the clothes, what is the specific thrill in seeing some person naked, except not in any kind of titillating pose, and with a naked body that isn't what they actually look like anyway? Just seems like a lot of extra work so you can convince your brain that you've seen some celebrity nude.

Furthermore, the scandalous real nudes of celebrities are actually boring. For me, seeing a nude celebrity who I find attractive/sexy kinda ruins things.

Deepfakes always seemed weird to me. There's petabytes of photos/videos of naked women out there for free that don't require excess editing to remove the clothes, what is the specific thrill in seeing some person naked, except not in any kind of titillating pose, and with a naked body that isn't what they actually look like anyway? Just seems like a lot of extra work so you can convince your brain that you've seen some celebrity nude.

Seeing a random woman naked is cool and all, but random people are pretty meaningless. That girl you see at Starbucks every day? A coworker or classmate? That girl from high school you had a crush on and just bumped into again 10+ years later? Seeing those people you know naked is far more meaningful. Which is why celebrities naked is a thing. People form (one way) bonds with these celebrities and so seeing them naked vs rando porn actress tickles their fancy much more.

I witnessed this at my friend's bachelor party. Was dragged to a strip club with my friend and a few of his high school buddies (we were all 19-20). They were enjoying themselves and everything, but then a girl they went to high school with walked on stage. They were entranced. I think I could have poked each one of them with sharp needles and they wouldn't have budged. Because it's the people you know, the ones that are forbidden, that we want the most.

Fake celebrity nudes have been a thing for ages. Typically (always?) it's just photoshopping a celebrity's head onto someone else's body. This seems like it's just adding the step of blending together some of the images it was trained on.

I'm sure it's also just a matter of time before some sicko modifies it to generate fake underage nudes.

Deepfakes always seemed weird to me. There's petabytes of photos/videos of naked women out there for free that don't require excess editing to remove the clothes, what is the specific thrill in seeing some person naked, except not in any kind of titillating pose, and with a naked body that isn't what they actually look like anyway? Just seems like a lot of extra work so you can convince your brain that you've seen some celebrity nude.

Seeing a random woman naked is cool and all, but random people are pretty meaningless. That girl you see at Starbucks every day? A coworker or classmate? That girl from high school you had a crush on and just bumped into again 10+ years later? Seeing those people you know naked is far more meaningful. Which is why celebrities naked is a thing. People form (one way) bonds with these celebrities and so seeing them naked vs rando porn actress tickles their fancy much more.

I witnessed this at my friend's bachelor party. Was dragged to a strip club with my friend and a few of his high school buddies (we were all 19-20). They were enjoying themselves and everything, but then a girl they went to high school with walked on stage. They were entranced. I think I could have poked each one of them with sharp needles and they wouldn't have budged. Because it's the people you know, the ones that are forbidden, that we want the most.

This is an “invasion of sexual privacy,” legal scholar Danielle Citron told Vice.

Next up, jail time for undressing a woman with your eyes.

There's something of a difference between letting your gaze linger overlong at someone you're attracted to, and creating a photograph of their naked body to share with the world/your social circles/their employer.

And make no mistake, that's what would happen. Malicious ex-boyfriends and internet creeps with iCloud phishing campaigns already attempt to control and extort women through threats to release nude images of them. This just reduces the initial effort investment needed for that.

Deepfakes always seemed weird to me. There's petabytes of photos/videos of naked women out there for free that don't require excess editing to remove the clothes, what is the specific thrill in seeing some person naked, except not in any kind of titillating pose, and with a naked body that isn't what they actually look like anyway? Just seems like a lot of extra work so you can convince your brain that you've seen some celebrity nude.

Seeing a random woman naked is cool and all, but random people are pretty meaningless. That girl you see at Starbucks every day? A coworker or classmate? That girl from high school you had a crush on and just bumped into again 10+ years later? Seeing those people you know naked is far more meaningful. Which is why celebrities naked is a thing. People form (one way) bonds with these celebrities and so seeing them naked vs rando porn actress tickles their fancy much more.

I witnessed this at my friend's bachelor party. Was dragged to a strip club with my friend and a few of his high school buddies (we were all 19-20). They were enjoying themselves and everything, but then a girl they went to high school with walked on stage. They were entranced. I think I could have poked each one of them with sharp needles and they wouldn't have budged. Because it's the people you know, the ones that are forbidden, that we want the most.

Don't hurt yourself falling off that pedestal.

I will freely admit to enjoying a naked girl and watching porn. Strip clubs are fucking awful. The performers looked hollow, like they really didn't want to be there, and it's just really awkward to do something that's supposed to turn me on with a fucking audience around doing the same thing. It's the first and last time I've ever been in a strip club. Pretty terrible experience.

Deepfakes always seemed weird to me. There's petabytes of photos/videos of naked women out there for free that don't require excess editing to remove the clothes, what is the specific thrill in seeing some person naked, except not in any kind of titillating pose, and with a naked body that isn't what they actually look like anyway? Just seems like a lot of extra work so you can convince your brain that you've seen some celebrity nude.

Seeing a random woman naked is cool and all, but random people are pretty meaningless. That girl you see at Starbucks every day? A coworker or classmate? That girl from high school you had a crush on and just bumped into again 10+ years later? Seeing those people you know naked is far more meaningful. Which is why celebrities naked is a thing. People form (one way) bonds with these celebrities and so seeing them naked vs rando porn actress tickles their fancy much more.

I witnessed this at my friend's bachelor party. Was dragged to a strip club with my friend and a few of his high school buddies (we were all 19-20). They were enjoying themselves and everything, but then a girl they went to high school with walked on stage. They were entranced. I think I could have poked each one of them with sharp needles and they wouldn't have budged. Because it's the people you know, the ones that are forbidden, that we want the most.

Is there no end to the levels of human ingenuity possible when getting to look at naked women is at stake?

This isn't about looking at naked women, this is about dehumanizing them and making sure that they're kept "in their place". Just like sexual harassment and rape, this is about power, not titillation.

BREAKING NEWS:

MEN SEXUALIZE WOMEN. STORY AT 11.

Way to be part of the problem dude. I'm sure you'll be bruised from all the congratulatory back slaps you get from your alt-right bros.

I feel like there needs to be a razor about this.

Never attribute to malice what is easily explainable by horniness.

Sure, if people are going around posting these pictures to embarrass the women they use it on, power. If people just want to see some titties and they aren't sharing? More likely pervert than asshole.

Pervert or asshole... hmmm... Both? Yes, both.

I'm amazed at how lacking in compassion and empathy this group of mostly males is towards women. /s

Seriously, this is invasive af, and dehumanizing af. I'm just as horny as the next guy, but this is some stalker shit. Men need to stop pretending like they can't control themselves, it's embarrassing, at best, and far too often leans into sexual assault.